GRE Word List
PHYSIOGNOMY
the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance
The meaning of the word physiognomy is the art of discovering temperament and character from outward appearance.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| cryptic | secret |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| demise | death |
| verisimilitude | the quality or state of being verisimilar |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| faze | to disturb the composure of : disconcert |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |